Supply Chain Leaders as Change Agents: An empirical investigation of SCOME's Influence on Organizational Sensemaking

Robert Suurmond; Diogo Cotta; Maximillian Körber

Supply Chain Leaders as Change Agents: An empirical investigation of SCOME's Influence on Organizational Sensemaking

Robert Suurmond, Diogo Cotta, Maximillian Körber

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Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the role and impact of supply chain leaders on their organization. We leverage structure-as-strategy and upper echelon theory to investigate how and under what conditions supply chain leaders drive systemic change within their organizational confines and across boundaries. In particular, we study a set of 18 Supply Chain and Operations Management Executives that operate at the level of the top management team or board of executives. Our findings highlight both what SCOMEs do within their organizational contexts, as well as how their individual backgrounds shape their sensemaking and shift their attention.

Original language	English
Number of pages	13
Publication status	Published - 3 Apr 2023
Event	32nd IPSERA Annual Conference in Barcelona, Spain: International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 2 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2023 Conference number: 32 http://www.ipsera2023.com

Conference

Conference	32nd IPSERA Annual Conference in Barcelona, Spain
Abbreviated title	IPSERA 2023
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Barcelona
Period	2/04/23 → 5/04/23
Internet address	http://www.ipsera2023.com

Keywords

PSM strategy
supply chain leadership
systemic change

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